diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-go-mod.yml b/.github/workflows/check-go-mod.yml
index 32b5fdaeca..8065fcaaeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-go-mod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-go-mod.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/golang
 
       - name: Test go mod
-        run: "make test-go-mod"
+        run: make test-go-mod
 
       - name: Save logs
         if: always()
diff --git a/hack/check-go-mod.sh b/hack/check-go-mod.sh
index f5dae69023..5fe9920eca 100755
--- a/hack/check-go-mod.sh
+++ b/hack/check-go-mod.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+git status
+
 if [ -z "$(git status -s go.mod go.sum)" ]; then
     echo "Success!"
     exit 0
 else
-    git diff go.mod go.sum
+    echo "failure, please run go mod tidy and commit"
     exit 1
 fi